Hanowski's Queens
Martin Hanowski was all in and at risk preflop for 20,000 or so holding . He was well ahead of his opponent's , and held as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Martin Hanowski |
50,000
29,500
|
29,500 |
Martin Hanowski was all in and at risk preflop for 20,000 or so holding . He was well ahead of his opponent's , and held as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Martin Hanowski |
50,000
29,500
|
29,500 |
Emin Aghayev just raised to 2,000 after which Max Greenwood moved all in for 22,100. The action was folded back to Aghayev who made the call.
Emin Aghayev:
Max Greenwood:
The board ran out and Greenwood doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Max Greenwood |
46,000
36,600
|
36,600 |
Ole Schemion, winner of the Partouche Poker Tour, just managed to grab the chip lead. The 20-year old German, who's not even going to be able to play the WSOP this summer, had 17,000 out in front of him when Walid Bou Habib invested 30,800 from the small blind. Schemion decided to move all in and Habib made the call for around 100,000 chips.
Ole Schemion:
Walid Bou Habib:
The board ran out and Habib was knocked out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ole Schemion |
270,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Walid Bou Habib | Busted |
Davidi Kitai released a straight and flush draw in a hand versus Johnny Lodden for fear he was already drawing dead.
Around 22,000 had made it into the middle by the turn of an board. Both players were in mid position and Kitai check-raised Lodden's 10,800 bet up to 22,000. The Team PokerStars Pro responded by moving all in, putting Kitai to the test for his remaining 38,000.
"I have such a big draw! But I might already be dead." said Kitai.
"Jack-ten of hearts?" asked Lodden.
Kitai nodded and then open mucked after 30 more seconds of thought. Lodden was kind and opened before raking in the chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Johnny Lodden |
130,000
82,200
|
82,200 |
Davidi Kitai |
38,000
-50,800
|
-50,800 |
|
Alan Smurfit has been knocked out and we just managed to get a hold of some of the details. Smurfit, owner of a WSOP bracelet, ended up all in with jacks versus and the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alan Smurfit | Busted |
PokerStars is approaching another landmark, a pretty big one actually, with a lot of zeros, as Lee Jones announced prior to play today. Click through to the PokerStars Blog.
Frederik Reusch checked the flop, and Paul Volpe bet 3,200. Behind him, Scott Palmer made the call, then Reusch folded.
The turn was the , and Volpe checked. Palmer bet 5,700 with 15,700 behind, and Volpe made the call. Then, Volpe checked the river, but Palmer didn't bite and checked behind.
Palmer's for two pair lost to Volpe's for a full house.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Paul Volpe |
233,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Scott Palmer |
15,700
-9,300
|
-9,300 |
Calvin Anderson opened on the button, Charbel Salloum three-bet on his direct left, and the action folded back to Anderson, who called.
The flop fell , Salloum checked, and Anderson fired out 5,500. Salloum called.
The turn was the , Salloum checked again, and Anderson tossed out another 10,500. Salloum again called.
The completed the board, Salloum checked a third and final time, and Anderson dropped 28,000 in front of him. Salloum tanked for well over a minute, then called.
Anderson ripped over for a full house, and Salloum mucked his cards into the plastic tray.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Calvin Anderson |
270,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Charbel Salloum |
34,400
-20,600
|
-20,600 |
From middle position, Scott Palmer raised to 2,200. David Peters reraised to 4,400 from the cutoff seat, and action then folded back to Palmer. He jammed for 15,600, and Peters called.
Peters tabled the and was up against the for Palmer. The flop came down to give Palmer a set, and the turn left Peters drawing dead. The river was the to officially end the hand, and Palmer doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Palmer |
33,600
17,900
|
17,900 |
David Peters |
11,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |